| Caribe Hilton Invitational | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Caribe Hilton Invitational |
| Tour | WTA Tour |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Abolished | 1972 |
| Editions | 2 |
| Location | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Venue | Caribe Hilton Hotel |
| Surface | Hard |
The Caribe Hilton Invitational is a defunct women's tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1972. It was held at the Caribe Hilton Hotel in San Juan in Puerto Rico and was played on outdoor hard courts.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| 1971 |  Ann Haydon-Jones |  Nancy Richey | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1972 | Nancy Richey | Chris Evert | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| 1971 |  Françoise Dürr Ann Haydon-Jones |  Karen Krantzcke Kerry Reid | 7–6, 6–3 |
| 1972 | Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King | Karen Krantzcke Judy Tegart | 6–2, 6–3 |
 | This WTA Tour tennis tournament article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about sports in Puerto Rico is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc., formerly Hilton Hotels Corporation, is an American multinational hospitality company that manages and franchises a broad portfolio of hotels and resorts. Founded by Conrad Hilton in May 1919, the corporation is now led by Christopher J. Nassetta.
Hilton Hotels & Resorts is a global brand of full-service hotels and resorts and the flagship brand of American multinational hospitality company Hilton.
The Caribbean Series, also called Caribbean World Series, is the highest tournament for professional baseball teams in Latin America. The tournament location is rotated annually among the countries and is normally played in February after all of the leagues have ended their national tournaments.
The Caribe Hilton is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and is owned by Park Hotels & Resorts and managed by Hilton Worldwide. It was the first Hilton hotel ever opened outside of the continental United States.
Ann Shirley Jones, is an English former table tennis and lawn tennis champion. She won eight Grand Slam championships during her career: three in singles, three in women's doubles, and two in mixed doubles. As of 2017, she serves as a vice president of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
Sidney Welby Van Horn was an American professional tennis player and tennis coach.
Marco Antonio Muñiz is a Mexican singer from Jalisco, Mexico. Known all over Latin America, he also acted in the 1965 film Sinful. He belongs to the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
The Caribes de Anzoátegui is a baseball team in the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League based in Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela.
Hilton Park was a multi-purpose stadium in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. It was the home of Leigh RLFC rugby league club and Leigh Genesis football club. It had a capacity of approximately 10,000.
Paris Whitney Hilton Reum is an American media personality, socialite, businesswoman, model, singer, DJ, and actress. Born in New York City, and raised there and in Beverly Hills, California, Hilton is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, the founder of Hilton Hotels. She first attracted tabloid attention in the late 1990s, when she became a fixture in NYC's late-night scene, and ventured into modeling at age 19, signing with Donald Trump's agency Trump Model Management. After David LaChapelle photographed her and her sister Nicky for the September 2000 issue of Vanity Fair, Hilton was proclaimed "New York's leading It Girl" in 2001. In 2003, a leaked 2001 sex tape with her then-boyfriend Rick Salomon, later released as 1 Night in Paris, catapulted her into global fame, and the reality television series The Simple Life, in which she starred with her friend and socialite counterpart Nicole Richie, started its five-year run on Fox, reaching 13 million viewers.
Ricky Charles is a Grenadian retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for the Grenada national football team and is his nation's top scorer with 37 goals.
The sixteenth edition of the Caribbean Series was played in 1973. It was held from February 1 through February 6 with the champions teams from Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and the games were played at UCV Stadium in Caracas, Venezuela. The Series was played to honor the memory of Roberto Clemente, who died on December 31, 1972, during a humanitarian mission to assist victims of the 1972 Nicaragua earthquake.
Toro y Ferrer was an architectural firm and one of the principal exponents of Puerto Rico's tropical modernism. Founded in 1945 by Osvaldo Toro FAIA (1914–1995), Miguel Ferrer FAIA (1914–2005) and Luis Torregrosa Casellas, the firm designed some of Puerto Rico's most significant modern landmarks. The firm is known for its synthesis of the principles of the Modern Movement adapted to the tropical conditions of the Island. Major works include the Caribe Hilton Hotel (1945), the Aeropuerto Internacional de Isla Verde (1955), the Corte Suprema (1955), the House of Representative's Annex Buildings (1955) and the Hotel La Concha (1958).
The eighteenth edition of the Caribbean Series was played in 1975. It was held from February 1 through February 6 with the champions teams from the Dominican Republic, Águilas Cibaeñas; Mexico, Naranjeros de Hermosillo; Puerto Rico, Vaqueros de Bayamón and Venezuela, Tigres de Aragua. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and was played at Hiram Bithorn Stadium in San Juan, Puerto Rico. For the first time in Series history, the designated hitter was adopted following the implementation of this rule by the American League during the 1973 MLB season.
Uniautónoma Fútbol Club, or UAC, was a professional Colombian football club based in Barranquilla, that played in the Categoría Primera A until its 2015 season. They played their home games at the Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez. As its name implied, Uniautónoma FC was founded by the Universidad Autónoma del Caribe.
The thirty-fourth edition of the Caribbean Series was played in 1992. It was held from February 2 through February 9 with the champions teams from the Dominican Republic, Leones del Escogido; Mexico, Naranjeros de Hermosillo; Puerto Rico, Indios de Mayagüez, and Venezuela, Águilas del Zulia. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice, and was played at Héctor Espino Baseball Stadium in Hermosillo, Mexico.
The twenty-ninth edition of the Caribbean Series was played in 1987. It was held from February 3 through February 8 with the champions teams from the Dominican Republic, Águilas Cibaeñas; Mexico, Venados de Mazatlán; Puerto Rico, Criollos de Caguas, and Venezuela, Leones del Caracas. The format consisted of 12 games, each team facing the other teams twice. The games were played at Héctor Espino Baseball Stadium in Hermosillo, Mexico.
Alphonse W. Salomone Jr. was a Canadian-American hotelier of Italian descent, referred to by Ward Morehouse III as "one of the country's most respected hotelmen". He is best known for being the Vice President of the Hilton Hotel Corporation's Eastern properties and the manager of the prestigious Washington and New York Hiltons, and New York's Plaza Hotel, Ritz-Carlton, and the Waldorf Astoria New York.
The 1972 Caribe Hilton Invitational was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Caribe Hilton Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico that was part of the 1972 Women's Tennis Circuit. It was the second edition of the tournament in the open era and was held from March 27 through April 2, 1972. Third-seeded Nancy Gunter won the singles title and earned $3,500 first-prize money.
The Caribe Hilton Championships also known as the Caribe Hilton International Championships was a men's tennis tournament played outdoors on hard courts from 1954 to 1968.